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Show Details: May 2017

2017-05-06

NPR DB ID: 1006
Scorekeeper
Looking for a fun vacation? Take a trip to the Billapagos Islands
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Luke Burbank
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a new tourist attraction in Indianapolis, Indiana, Not My Job about locks, stocks and barrels, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next terrible thing we enjoy watching happen to rich people?
Notes

Even though Guy Ritchie knew that correct answer for the first Not My Job question was "C", but opted to answer with "B" as he liked it better. At the end of the Not My Job segment, Bill Kurtis said that Guy "got them all right". Although that is correct due to guy knowing all the correct questions, but did not opt to choose the right one for the first one.

2017-05-13

NPR DB ID: 1007
Scorekeeper
U-tah, me-Bill
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Negin Farsad
Correct: Alonzo Bodden
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a new way to impress your date, Not My Job about business moguls, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: who will be the surprising new FBI director?
Notes

After Hannah Kearney gave her first guess to the second Not My Job question, the audience started shouting out answers. Hannah asked if she could poll the audience, in which they shouted "C". Hannah changed her answer to "C", which was the correct answer. After Peter listed the three possible answers for the third question, the audience started shouting out "C" again, which Hannah chose and it was the correct answer as well.

During the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank segment, Alonzo Bodden was trying to come up with the answer "Kim Jong Un" and, according to Peter, was close enough with "Kim Jong Il". Alonzo also tried to remember Jared Kushner's last name and knew it was a "Jared". Peter said that was enough and accepted the partial answer.

2017-05-20

NPR DB ID: 1008
Scorekeeper
I'm not Kendrick Lamar, but sit down, be hum-Bill
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Faith Salie
Correct: Faith Salie
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about someone whose online celebrity turned out bad for them, Not My Job about peaches, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the big surprise from President Trump's trip abroad?
Notes

The correct answer for all three Not My Job questions were "C".

After Faith Salie answered all eight of her Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank questions correct, Bill Kurtis mentioned that 19 points is the highest score that he has seen since becoming judge and scorekeeper. Looking at the data, Bill is correct and the only other times in which someone scored 19 points, three times in fact, when Bill as scorekeeper was Roxanne Roberts.

2017-05-27

NPR DB ID: 1009
Scorekeeper
It's time for the rose ceremony, and I'm your Bill-achelor
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Alonzo Bodden
Correct: Amy Dickinson
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a new feature in a car, Not My Job about Amazon Prime, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what souvenir will President Trump bring back from his trip abroad?
Notes

All three panelists have first names that start with the letter "A". Last time that happened was on 2016-04-02 and also had the same three panelists.

After Alonzo Bodden finished answering the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round questions, Bill Kurtis said that he answered 4 correct for 8 more points, and a total of 10 points. Alonzo started with 3 points and 8 more would total 11 points. Recording the corrected score with this footnote.